GitHub's New Pull Request Dashboard

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GitHub shipped a new pull request dashboard in public preview, and after playing with it for a bit, I think it's one of those small changes that punches above its weight.

The old problem

The previous github.com/pulls page was a flat list. Every PR you were involved with — ones you authored, ones you need to review, ones that are ready to go — all dumped into the same view. You'd scan the list, mentally sort each one into a bucket, context-switch between "reviewer brain" and "author brain" on every row, and inevitably miss something.

What changed

The new dashboard organizes PRs into categories like Needs review, Needs action (your PRs that have feedback to address), and Ready to merge. It's a simple reframe, but it maps to how I actually work.

Reviewing code and writing code require different mindsets. When I'm reviewing, I want to stay in that mode — reading diffs, thinking about edge cases, leaving comments. When I'm addressing feedback on my own PRs, I'm in a completely different headspace — fixing, rebasing, responding. And when something is green and approved, I just want to click merge and move on.

Being able to churn down a list while staying in one mindset is the key improvement here. Instead of bouncing between contexts on every row, I can batch: knock out all my reviews, then switch to addressing feedback, then merge what's ready. Less friction, fewer things slipping through the cracks.

Other nice touches

  • Saved views let you bookmark custom search queries — useful if you regularly check PRs across specific repos or orgs.
  • Advanced filtering supports AND/OR operators and nested queries, so you can build things like (org:acme AND author:@me) OR (org:sideproject assignee:mona).
  • There's proper cross-repository search with auto-complete, which makes the filtering actually usable instead of a guessing game.

Try it out

You can enable it through GitHub's feature preview settings. Look for "New Pull Requests Dashboard" and flip it on. It's still in public preview, so expect some rough edges, but the core concept already feels solid.